Minnesota Lawyer

Destination Medical Center Corp. leaders and Rochester legislators plan a full-court press during the 2015 legislative session to persuade lawmakers to rework the legislation.

Planners predict Rochester’s core could see nearly 2.5 million square feet of private development, more than $870 million in new projects and hundreds of hotel rooms and residences in the next five years as the Destination Medical Center takes shape.

Tuesday’s elections have shaken up the debate over how Minnesota should pay for its transportation system.

A Minnesota Chamber of Commerce survey finds that a majority of business owners and managers don’t think the state needs more money for transportation in the foreseeable future.

Public comments don’t always reflect behind-the-scenes input.

The suburban counties argue that the Met Council’s transportation investment plan emphasizes urban transit, bike and pedestrian options at the expense of highways.

The formula that determines how much state money the project receives requires about $6 billion more in private investments for the project to get the full state match, according to an opinion the Minnesota Attorney General’s office.

The principal designer for Rochester's Destination Medical Center proposes five districts for development, each with inspirations from landmarks in places like New York, Barcelona and Berlin.

The median rate for Minnesota banks was 1.7 percent for commercial real estate loans noncurrent or delinquent in second quarter 2014.

The Minnesota cities that collect the most local sales and use taxes saw revenue grow in 2013, according to the most current figures available from the Minnesota Department of Revenue.